Rikard Sjöblom Explained

Rikard Sjöblom
Birth Date:23 February 1982

Rikard Sjöblom (born 23 February 1982) is a Swedish singer and musician, best known as a member of Beardfish and Big Big Train, and also for his solo project, Gungfly.[1]

Biography

Sjöblom started playing accordion at age 6, under the encouragement of his grandfather.[2] [3] He started playing guitar at age 10, and bought a Hammond organ at age 17.[3] He started playing guitar because of metal bands like Helloween, Iron Maiden and Metallica.[2] After buying a Hammond organ, he formed a duo with drummer Petter Diamant called Bootcut,[3] who released two CDs, Hammond vs Drums (2002) and De Fluff (2005) and a digital release called Suspended Animation.[3] They continue to be active to the present day,[4] and released an album in 2017.[5]

He formed Beardfish in 2001, with guitarist David Zackrisson (with whom he had played in a Grunge band called Wooderson), drummer Petter Diamant (of Bootcut) and bassist Gabriel Olsson.[6] Diamant soon left the band due to not being into the bands progressive direction.[6] He was replaced by Magnus Östgren. The next addition to the band was multi-instrumentalist Stefan Aronsson in 2002 who played keyboards, guitar and flute.[6] Olsson was replaced Robert Hansen later in 2002. Aronsson left in 2003 reverting the band to a four piece line-up which it would stay until 2015, when they toured with keyboardist Martin Borgh.[7] Beardish mainly made progressive rock music, as well as verging into metal with The Void (2012).[8]

Sjöblom has also performed with The Tangent, providing narration.[9]

Sjöblom was recruited by Big Big Train in 2014 as a touring guitarist and keyboardist, as the band was considering the possibility of live performances.[10] He has since become a permanent member appearing on all of their releases since Wassail (2015).[11]

Gungfly is Sjoblom's pseudonym for his solo work, he releases studio work and also performs live under the name.[12]

Discography

with Bootcut

Solo

as Gungfly

With Big Big Train

See main article: Big Big Train discography.

Other releases

YearBandTitleNotesCite
2001WoodersonWoodersonalbum by band with David Zackrisson[23]
2008Ground MowerGround MowerHammond organ[24]
2009Anna FrankHarriets' Griefnoises on one track[25]
2010The Saigon SicknessInvocation Of My Demon Brothersorgan on four tracks[26]
2013The TangentLe Sacre Du Travailnarration on one track[27]
2020Dyble LongdonBetween A Breath And A Breathaccordion on one track[28]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawson . Dom . 2023-11-09 . "Maybe we could play a show at Stonehenge? That would be very cool." Rikard Sjoblom's Gungfly and the making of Friendship . 2023-12-14 . louder . en.
  2. Web site: 15 questions Interview Rikard Sjöblom Zappa and Beyond . 2023-12-14 . 15questions.net.
  3. Web site: The Band . 2023-12-14 . Big Big Train . en-GB.
  4. Web site: BootcutBand on Facebook . 2023-12-14 . www.facebook.com.
  5. Web site: Bootcut - MERRY CHRISTMAS BABIES!!! We might get the thumbs out of our bottoms and get the new album out in 2017. Thumbs crossed! Facebook . 2023-12-14 . www.facebook.com . en.
  6. Web site: Biography - BEARDFISHBAND.COM . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130613045218/http://www.beardfishband.com/biography/ . 2013-06-13 . 2023-12-14 . BEARDFISHBAND.COM.
  7. Web site: 2015-02-04 . Interview: Rikard Sjöblom from Beardfish . 2023-12-14 . Echoes And Dust . en-US.
  8. Web site: Ling . Dave . 2022-08-25 . How Beardfish went heavy with The Void . 2023-12-15 . louder . en.
  9. Web site: Issue 2013-044: The Tangent - Le Sacre du Travail - Round Table Review • Album Reviews • DPRP.net . 2023-12-14 . www.dprp.net . en-us.
  10. Web site: BEARDFISH . January 8, 2014 . Big Big Train Recruit Beardfish’s Sjoblom . https://archive.today/20140415032029/http://www.beardfishband.com/2014/01/big-big-train-recruit-beardfishs-sjoblom/ . 2014-04-15 . 2023-12-14 . beardfishband.
  11. Web site: 2014-10-21 . Sold out gigs and new band members – third gig added . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141105184246/http://www.bigbigtrain.com/main/node/67 . 2014-11-05 . 2023-12-12 . Bigbigtrain.com.
  12. Web site: Rikard Sjöblom's Gungfly on Facebook . 2023-12-15 . www.facebook.com.
  13. BLACD 2000. Real Music Beauty Of Soul. 2000. liner notes.
  14. JSM 001. Hammond Vs Drums. 2002. liner notes. Jet-Set Music.
  15. Kretslopp. 2001. liner notes.
  16. 7320470075715. Cyklonmannen. liner notes. No Budget HI-FI Productions. 2006.
  17. JSM006. The Unbendable Sleep. 2016. liner notes. Gungfly Productions.
  18. JSM 005. Please Be Quiet. 2009. liner notes. Gungfly Productions.
  19. PRCD 044. Lamentations. 2011. liner notes. Progress Records.
  20. IOMLP 477. On Her Journey To The Sun. 2017. liner notes. Inside Out Music.
  21. IOMLP 517. Friendship. 2018. liner notes. Inside Out Music.
  22. IOMLP 559. Alone Together. 2020. liner notes. Inside Out Music.
  23. Wooderson. 2001. liner notes.
  24. CSK144. Ground Mower. 2008. liner notes. Casket Music.
  25. MHCD 01. Harriets' Grief. 2009. liner notes. Magpie Hollow Recordings.
  26. SR005. Invocation Of My Demon Brothers. 2010. liner notes. Suicide Records.
  27. IOMLTDCD 382. Le Sacre Du Travail. 2013. liner notes. Inside Out Music.
  28. EERCD0026. Between A Breath And A Breath. 2020. liner notes. English Electric Recordings.

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